Riccardo is a male

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, Italian version of Ricardo or

Richard Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Frankish language, Old Frankish and is a Compound (linguistics), compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' an ...

. It also may be a

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. It means "Powerful Leader". It may refer to:

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Riccardo Antoniazzi Riccardo Antoniazzi (19 December 1853 – 10 November 1912) was an Italian violin maker, the brother of Romeo Antoniazzi. Early life and career Antoniazzi was born in Cremona, the sixth child and pupil of Gaetano Antoniazzi, Gaetano, and was ...

(1853–1912), Italian violin maker * Riccardo Bacchelli (1891–1985), writer *

Riccardo Barthelemy Riccardo Barthelemy, also Richard Barthélemy (2 November 1869 – 23 January 1955), was an Italian composer and pianist. He was born in Smyrna. Barthelemy studied in San Pietro a Majella conservatory in Naples. His compositions included s ...

(1869–1955), Italian composer * Riccardo Bauer (1896–1982), Italian journalist and politician *

Riccardo Bertazzolo Riccardo Bertazzolo (4 July 1903 – 5 March 1975) was an Italian boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. He was born in Venice Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of ...

(1903–1975), Italian boxer * Riccardo Billi (1906–1982), Italian film actor and comedian *

Riccardo Bocchino Riccardo Bocchino (born 3 March 1988) is an Italian rugby union player. Bocchino, who is a Rugby union positions#10. Fly-half, fly-half, plays his club rugby for Aironi. He made his debut for Italy national rugby union team, Italy against Ireland ...

(born 1988), Italian rugby union player * Riccardo Bonetto (born 1979), Italian football player *

Riccardo Brengola Riccardo Brengola (18 March 1917 – 16 May 2004) was an Italian violinist and professor. He was associated with early Italian chamber music and with the performance of contemporary Italian classical music. For several decades, he was the Profess ...

(1917–2004), Italian violinist *

Riccardo Broschi Riccardo Broschi (c. 1698 – 1756) was a composer of baroque music and the brother of the opera singer Carlo Broschi, known as Farinelli. Life Broschi was born in Naples, the son of Salvatore Broschi, a composer and chapelmaster of the Cathe ...

(1698–1795), composer, brother of famous castrato singer Carlo Broschi * Riccardo Burchielli (born 1975), Italian artist * Riccardo Calimani (born 1946), Italian writer and historian * Riccardo Campa (born 1967), Italian professor *

Riccardo Campogiani Riccardo Campogiani (8 October 1990 – 7 October 2007) was a Swedish teenager of Italian descent, who was beaten to death at a party in central Stockholm, Sweden. Death Campogiani died at the hospital from severe injuries sustained after multip ...

(1990–2007), Swedish assault victim * Riccardo Carapellese (1922–1995), Italian football player and football manager * Riccardo Cassin (1909–2009), Italian mountaineer *

Riccardo Chailly Riccardo Chailly (, ; born 20 February 1953) is an Italian conductor. He is currently music director of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, since 2016, and music director of La Scala, since 2017. Prior to this, he held chief conducting positions ...

(born 1953), Italian conductor * Riccardo Chiarini (born 1984), Italian road bicycle racer * Riccardo Colombo (born 1982), Italian football player * Riccardo Cocciante (born 1946), Italo-French singer, songwriter and composer * Riccardo Corallo (born 1980), Italian football player * Riccardo Cucciolla 1924–1999), Italian film actor * Riccardo Divora (1908–1951), Italian rower * Riccardo Drigo (1846–1930), Italian composer of ballet music and Italian Opera, a theatrical conductor and virtuoso pianist *

Riccardo Ferri Riccardo Ferri (; born 20 August 1963) is an Italian former footballer who played as a defender, in the role of centre-back. Despite being a well regarded, attentive, and reliable defender throughout his career, he holds the unusual and unfor ...

(born 1963), Italian football player *

Riccardo Fissore Riccardo Fissore (born 18 February 1980) is an Italian former footballer who last played for A.C. Delta Calcio Rovigo as a defender. Club career Early career Born in Carmagnola, Piedmont, Fissore started his career with Torino. In June 200 ...

(born 1980), Italian football player * Riccardo Francovich (1946–2007), Italian archaeologist * Riccardo Freda (1909–1999), film director * Riccardo Fogli (born 1947), Italian singer *

Riccardo Gabbiadini Riccardo Gabbiadini (born 11 March 1970) is a Welsh-born English former footballer. He is the brother of former player Marco Gabbiadini, and played his solitary game for Sunderland alongside his brother in the 1988-89 Second Division season. ...

(born 1970), Welsh footballer * Riccardo Galeazzi-Lisi (1891–1968), Italian medical doctor * Riccardo Garrone (1926–2016), Italian actor * Riccardo Garrone (1936–2013), Italian entrepreneur and football chairman *

Riccardo Giacconi Riccardo Giacconi ( , ; October 6, 1931 – December 9, 2018) was an Italian-American Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist who laid down the foundations of X-ray astronomy. He was a professor at the Johns Hopkins University. Biography Born in ...

(1931–2018), Italian-born American Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist *

Riccardo Illy Riccardo Illy (born 24 September 1955) is an Italian businessman and former politician. Biography Riccardo Illy was born in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. His paternal grandfather, Francesco Illy, was of Hungarian origin. He's Waldensian. A ...

(born 1955), Italian businessman *

Riccardo Ingram Riccardo Benay Ingram (September 10, 1966 – March 31, 2015) was a professional baseball player. He played for the Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball. At the time of his death, Ingram was serving as a roving instru ...

(1966–2015), US baseball player and coach *

Riccardo Lione Riccardo Lione (born 13 April 1972 in Rome), is a beach volleyball player from Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the M ...

(born 1972), Italian beach volleyball player

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Riccardo Magrini Riccardo Magrini (Montecatini Terme, 26 December 1954) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer and sporting director. In 1983 Magrini won a stage in the 1983 Giro d'Italia and in the 1983 Tour de France. He was a professional from ...

(born 1954), Italian road bicycle racer *

Riccardo Maniero Riccardo Maniero (born 26 November 1987) is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for club Turris. Career Juventus and loans Maniero began his youth career with Juventus and was promoted to the Primavera reserve team in 2005. As a ...

(born 1987), Italian football player *

Riccardo Martin Riccardo Martin (November 18, 1874 – August 11, 1952) was an American tenor. Born Hugh Whitfield Martin in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, Martin began his career at Columbia University studying music composition under Edward MacDowell. It was while s ...

(1874–1952), American tenor *

Riccardo Maspero Riccardo Maspero (born 19 February 1970) is an Italian former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, and now a head coach. Club career Maspero's career came to prominence most notably with his time at then-Serie A club Cremonese, with ...

(born 1970), Italian football player *

Riccardo Materazzi Riccardo Materazzi (born 15 June 1963 in Brussels, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale) is a retired male middle distance runner from Italy. He competed for his home country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. Materazzi won the silv ...

(born 1963), Italian athlete * Riccardo Meggiorini (born 1985), Italian football player *

Riccardo Meili Riccardo Meili (born 6 March 1982) is a Association football, footballer from Switzerland who last plays as Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for FC Vaduz in the Swiss Challenge League. Soccer Career Meili started his career at SC ...

(born 1982), footballer *

Riccardo Montolivo Riccardo Montolivo (; born 18 January 1985) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He most notably played for Fiorentina, AC Milan, and the Italy national team. A versatile and creative player, Montolivo began ...

(born 1985), football player * Riccardo Morandi (1902–1989), Italian civil engineer *

Riccardo Moscatelli Riccardo Moscatelli (1971 in Rome – September 1999) was an Italian race car driver. His career began in 1988 when he took up rallying. Then for the next four years he raced in Italian sports prototypes. In 1993 he raced in Italian Formula ...

(1971–1999), Italian race car driver *

Riccardo Muccioli Riccardo Muccioli (born 27 August 1974) is a retired international footballer from San Marino San Marino (, ), officially the Republic of San Marino ( it, Repubblica di San Marino; ), also known as the Most Serene Republic of San Marino ( it ...

(born 1974), football player from San Marino * Riccardo Muti (born 1941), Italian conductor *

Riccardo Nardini Riccardo Nardini (born 27 June 1983) is an Italians, Italian Association football, football Defender (football), defender who plays for Aglianese Calcio 1923, Aglianese. References External links * Nardini in gazzetta.it
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(born 1983), Italian football player *

Riccardo Nencini Riccardo Nencini (born 19 October 1959) is an Italian politician. Nencini was born at Barberino di Mugello, in the province of Florence. He is the nephew of professional cyclist Gastone Nencini, winner of the 1960 Tour de France. A long-time m ...

(born 1959), Italian politician *

Riccardo Pacifici Riccardo Reuven Pacifici (18 February 1904 — 12 December 1943 ) was a rabbi from an Italian Jewish family of ancient Sephardic origins, with roots in the Jewish Spanish and rabbinical traditions. Together with his wife, he was murdered in Ausch ...

(1904–1943), Italian Sephardic Jew deported to Auschwitz during World War II * Riccardo Paletti (1958–1982), Formula One driver *

Riccardo Pampuri Riccardo Pampuri, OH (2 August 1897 – 1 May 1930) - born Erminio Filippo Pampuri was an Italian medical doctor and a veteran of World War I who was also a professed member from Hospitallers of Saint John of God. Pampuri worked as a field doct ...

(1897–1930), Italian medical doctor * Riccardo Patrese (born 1954), Formula One driver *

Riccardo Pazzaglia Riccardo Pazzaglia (12 September 1926 – 4 October 2006) was an Italian actor, film director, screenwriter, songwriter (for Domenico Modugno), TV and radio personality. Born in Naples, Pazzaglia graduated in direction from the Centro Speri ...

(1926–2006), actor, film director, screenwriter and songwriter *

Riccardo Piacentini Riccardo Piacentini (born 3 July 1958, in Moncalieri, Province of Turin) is an Italian composer and pianist, professor of Composition at the Milan Conservatory. Biography He graduated in 1980 in Composition and Piano at Turin and Alessandria Co ...

(born 1958), Italian composer and pianist * Riccardo Pittis (born 1968), Italian basketball player *

Riccardo Riccò Riccardo Riccò (born 1 September 1983) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, who is suspended from all competition until 2024. He was previously ejected from the 2008 Tour de France for doping violations and suspended. Riccò returned ...

(born 1983), Italian road bicycle racer *

Riccardo Rognoni Riccardo Rognoni or Richardo Rogniono (ca. 1550 – before 20 April 1620) is the earliest known member of the Rognoni family which started one of the earliest of all violin schools, based in Milan. His treatise ''Passaggi per potersi esercita ...

(c. 1550–1620), Italian composer and violinist *

Riccardo Romagnoli Riccardo Romagnoli (born 11 July 1963 in Rome) is an italy, Italian auto racing driver. Career In 2008 he competed in the FIA GT3 European Championship for La Torre Motorsport in a Dodge Viper. His early racing career included a fifth-place finis ...

(born 1963), Italian auto racing driver * Riccardo Scamarcio (born 1979), Italian actor *

Riccardo Schicchi Riccardo Schicchi (; Augusta, Sicily, 12 March 1953 – Rome, 9 December 2012) was an Italian pornographer. He graduated from art school with a specialization in photography, Schicchi began by being a photographer for a magazine named '' Epoca'' ...

(1953–2012), Italian pornographer *

Riccardo Scimeca Riccardo Scimeca (born 13 June 1975) is an English football coach and professional footballer. He who played as a defender notably in the Premier League for Aston Villa, Leicester City and West Bromwich Albion. He also played in the Football ...

(born 1975), English footballer *

Riccardo di Segni Riccardo Di Segni (born November 13, 1949) is the chief rabbi of Rome. A specialist in diagnostic radiology, he is descended from three generations of rabbis. He completed his rabbinical studies in 1973 and was elected chief rabbi of Rome in 2001 ...

(born 1949), chief rabbi of Rome * Riccardo Silva (born 1970), Italian businessman *

Riccardo Staglianò Riccardo Staglianò (born 1968 in Viareggio) is an author and reporter for the Italian newspaper ''La Repubblica''. Staglianò has been writing for another Italian newspaper, ''Corriere della Sera'', about new technologies. He is a co-founder of ...

(born 1968), Italian journalist *

Riccardo Stracciari Riccardo Stracciari (June 26, 1875 – October 10, 1955) was a leading Italian baritone. His repertoire consisted mainly of Italian operatic works, with Rossini's Figaro and Verdi's Rigoletto becoming his signature roles during a long and dis ...

(1875–1955), Italian baritone *

Riccardo Taddei Riccardo Taddei (born 5 September 1980) is an Italian football manager and former player, who played as a forward. He is currently serving as the assistant manager of Pisa, under head coach Luca D'Angelo. Playing career Taddei was born in ...

(born 1980), Italian football player *

Riccardo Tesi Riccardo Tesi (; born 1956 in Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy) is an Italian musician. He specializes in folk music. His instrument is the diatonic accordion or melodeon. He has founded or recorded with a number of groups, including Banditaliana an ...

(born 1956), Italian musician * Riccardo Tisci (born 1974), Italian fashion designer *

Riccardo Torriani Richard "Bibi" "Riccardo" Torriani (1 October 1911 – 3 September 1988) was a Swiss ice hockey player and coach, and luge athlete. He played for HC Davos from 1929 to 1950, and served as captain of the Switzerland men's national ice hockey tea ...

(1911–1988), Swiss ice hockey player and luger *

Riccardo Truccolo Riccardo Truccolo (born 8 August 1989 in Pordenone, Italy) is an Italian professional basketball player, currently a member of Pallalcesto Amatori Udine, Snaidero Udine of the Italian league (LegADue/Serie A2). Truccolo began his career in the yo ...

(born 1989), Italian basketball player *

Riccardo Ventre Riccardo Ventre (born 20 June 1944 in Formicola) is an Italian politician and Member of the European Parliament for Southern with the Forza Italia, part of the European People's Party and is vice-chair of the European Parliament's Committee on C ...

(born 1944), Italian politician *

Riccardo Zadra Riccardo Zadra is an Italian pianist. Zadra was awarded the 1988 Sydney International Piano Competition, Sydney Competition's 2nd prize. He has performed and recorded internationally since. He is the founder of the Accademia pianistica internaziona ...

, Italian pianist * Riccardo Zandonai (1883–1944), Italian opera composer * Riccardo Zanella (1896–1947), Italian politician *

Riccardo Zampagna Riccardo Zampagna (born 15 November 1974) is an Italian former footballer who played as a striker. Playing career After spending most of his career in the lower leagues ( Serie C1, Serie C2 and D, from 2000 in the second tier), Zampagna final ...

(born 1974), Italian footballer *Riccardo Vianello or Raimondo Vianello (1922–2010), Italian film actor

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Riccardo Primo ''Riccardo primo, re d'Inghilterra'' ("Richard the First, King of England", HWV 23) is an opera seria in three acts written by George Frideric Handel for the Royal Academy of Music (1719) . The Italian-language libretto was by Paolo Antonio R ...

'', or ''Riccardo Primo re d’Inghilterra'', opera in three acts by George Frideric Handel * Daniel Ricciardo, Australian Formula One driver {{given name

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